5. DUMMY REVERSAL -------------- (i) NORTH S:10xx 6C by S: Lead H H:AJx --------------- D:KJ10 C:QJxx There is no need to play for -------------- split honors in S to make your WEST |||||||||||||| EAST own hand good. Dummy's 2H's can S:KQx |||||||||||||| S:xxx be ruffed in hand and 1 S H:xxxx |||||||||||||| H:K10xxx discarded on D. Therefore, D:xxxx |||||||||||||| D:xx proceed to make dummy good by C:xx |||||||||||||| C:xxx ruffing a H, playing CAK, enter -------------- dummy with D, ruff another H. SOUTH (D) now enter dummy with D and play S:AJ98 C Q. H:Q D:AQxx "LESS LOSERS IN DUMMY" C:AKxx (ii) NORTH S:x 4D by S: Lead S H:AJxx --------------- D:Q98xx C:Kxx To make hand good, 2S and 2C will -------------- have to be ruffed in dummy, but WEST |||||||||||||| EAST opponents will play DA and S:Qxx |||||||||||||| S:KJxxxx another when they get entry in C. H:Qxx |||||||||||||| H:Kxxx Therefore, don't ruff spades. D:Axx |||||||||||||| D:x Make dummy good by conceding a C:Qxxx |||||||||||||| C:xx H and ruffing only 2H's in hand. -------------- SOUTH (D) "LESS LOSERS IN DUMMY" S:Axx H:xx D:KJ10x C:Axxx (iii) NORTH S:Kxx 3H by S: Lead D H:Q10x --------------- D:xxx C:Axxx Second D is ruffed in hand. As -------------- D's have to be ruffed in hand, WEST |||||||||||||| EAST play for making the dummy good. S:Q10 |||||||||||||| S:Jxxx Therefore play CQ, E takes CK. H:xx |||||||||||||| H:Jxxx If he plays D, it is ruffed, D:AKJxxx |||||||||||||| D:Qxx HAK cashed and C run. E can get C:xxx |||||||||||||| C:Kx only one ruff. His J can be -------------- pulled out on HQ. Therefore, SK SOUTH (D) has to be retained as an entry. S:Axxx Even if E plays S after CK, take H:AKxx S A, go to dummy with CA, ruff a D:x D cash HAK and run C's. C:QJ10x "UTILIZE OWN HAND FOR RUFFING AND DUMMY"S HIGH TRUMP TO PULL OUT TRUMPS" (iv) NORTH S:Kxxxx 6C by S(E doubled): Lead HK H:----- --------------------------- D:AKQJ C:K10xx W has opened the bidding by 3H. -------------- As dummy has less losers play WEST(D) |||||||||||||| EAST for making dummy good. Play CA, S:xx |||||||||||||| S:QJxx SAK and a ruff, DA, S ruff, DK. H:KQJxxx |||||||||||||| H:Axx D:xxxx |||||||||||||| D:xx C:x |||||||||||||| C:J9xx -------------- SOUTH S:Ax H:xxxx D:xxx C:AQxx NORTH S:x At this stage the cards, are H:-- as shown. Now play last S. If E D:AK ruffs, overruff with Q and play C:K10 D permitting E to ruff. If E -------------- discards a H, discard D and WEST |||||||||||||| EAST play DA S:--- |||||||||||||| S:--- H:QJ10 |||||||||||||| H:Ax D:xx |||||||||||||| D:--- "LESS LOSERS IN DUMMY" C:--- |||||||||||||| C:J9x -------------- SOUTH (D) S:--- H:xxx D:x C:Q (v) NORTH S:xxxx 6H by S: Lead SK and then a C H:Q109 ------------------------------ D:KJx C:AQx C loser in hand cannot be -------------- discarded on any suit in dummy. WEST |||||||||||||| EAST You can count 5H, 5D and 1C S:AKxxx |||||||||||||| S:Qxx trick i.e. 11. Therefore, you H:xxx |||||||||||||| H:xx must try to get 6 H tricks by D:x |||||||||||||| D:xxxx ruffing 3 spades in hand. In C:Jxxx |||||||||||||| C:K10xx effect, dummy's C are discarded -------------- on Ds. Therefore, take CA, ruff SOUTH (D) a S, low H to the 9, ruff a S S:J with A, HJ overtaken by HQ, and H:AKJxx another S ruffed. Now DK and D:AQxxx last H drawn out on H10, C:xx discarding C loser in H. "USE LONG TRUMP HAND TO RUFF AND SHORT TRUMP HAND TO TAKE OUT TRUMPS" (vi) NORTH S:Q1098x 6S by S: Lead DJ H:Kx ---------------- D:AQx C:Axx To make hand good, Hs have to be -------------- 4-2 and 2 have to be ruffed, but WEST |||||||||||||| EAST dummy has less losers, only 1D S:x |||||||||||||| S:xxx and 1C. Therefore, take DA, CK, H:Q10xxx |||||||||||||| H:x low spade to dummy's 8, discard D:J109 |||||||||||||| D:Kxxx a D on CA and concede a D. Now C:xxxx |||||||||||||| C:QJ10xx you can always ruff a C and D -------------- in hand making dummy good. SOUTH (D) S:AKJx "LESS LOSERS IN DUMMY" H:AJxxx D:xxx C:K (vii) NORTH S:K1098 6S by S, lead DJ H:xxxxx ---------------- D:Kx C:xx To make the hand good, you will -------------- have to ruff 1D and 2Cs after WEST |||||||||||||| EAST discarding a C on 3rd D which S:x |||||||||||||| S:xxx may be ruffed. Instead plan to H:AJ10x |||||||||||||| H:KQx make dummy good by conceding a D:J109xx |||||||||||||| D:xx H and ruffing 3Hs. Therefore, C:Kxx |||||||||||||| C:J10xxx take DQ and give up a H. Take -------------- CA on E playing C, DK, ruff a SOUTH (D) H, enter by S8, ruff a H, enter S:AQJ7x with SK and ruff a H. Now dummy H:x is good. D:AQxx C:AQx "DUMMY HAS LESS LOSERS" (viii) NORTH S:xxxx 6D by S: Lead SQ H:KQx ---------------- D:KQxx C:Ax D played and bad break known. -------------- Now you have to hope for 3-3H WEST |||||||||||||| EAST break if you want to make hand S:QJ10xx |||||||||||||| S:x good. Instead, plan to make H:xx |||||||||||||| H:J109x dummy good by conceding a S and D:x |||||||||||||| D:1098x ruffing a S in hand. Therefore, C:Qxxxx |||||||||||||| C:Jxxx play second S from dummy towards -------------- K. If E ruffs that is all he SOUTH (D) gets. If not, take SK and S:AKx concede a S. H:Axxx D:AJxx "DON'T DEPEND ON FAVORABLE BREAK C:Kx OF SIDE SUIT IF DUMMY CAN BE MADE GOOD" (ix) NORTH S:Axxx 4H by S: Lead SK H:Q109 ---------------- D:xxx C:Qxx 3 D are losers. Don't depend on -------------- C break. Instead, make dummy WEST |||||||||||||| EAST good by ruffing 3S in hand S:KQJ10 |||||||||||||| S:xxxx using CQ and HQ as entries. H:xx |||||||||||||| H:xxx D:Qxx |||||||||||||| D:AKxx "RUFFING IN LONG HAND TRUMPS C:Jxxx |||||||||||||| C:xx TO DEVELOP EXTRA TRICK" -------------- SOUTH (D) S:x H:AKJ7x D:Jxx C:AKxx (x) NORTH S:Jxxx 4H by S: Lead S H:Qxx ---------------- D:KQx C:Axx You have 1S, 2D and 1C losers, -------------- or counting winners, you have WEST |||||||||||||| EAST 6H, 1D and 2C i.e. only nine S:xxxx |||||||||||||| S:AKQ10 tricks. Therefore, you have to H:Jx |||||||||||||| H:xxx get 6 tricks in H, i.e. 3 ruffs D:xxx |||||||||||||| D:AJx in hands + AKQ. Therefore, play C:Q10xx |||||||||||||| C:Jxx for reverse dummy, ruffing 3S -------------- in hand and making dummy good. SOUTH (D) S:x "DEVELOP EXTRA TRICK BY RUFFING H:AKxxxx IN LONG TRUMPS HAND D:xxxx C:Kxx (xi) NORTH S:QJx 6S by S: Lead HK H:xxxx ---------------- D:Kxx C:KQJ You have lost 1 trick. If you make -------------- your hand good, you will always WEST |||||||||||||| EAST have a D loser. Instead, if you S:xxx |||||||||||||| S:xx ruff dummy's 3H's in hand, you may H:AKxx |||||||||||||| H:QJ109 make the dummy good, discarding D:Q10x |||||||||||||| D:Jxxx dummy's D on C. Therefore ruff C:xxx |||||||||||||| C:xxx second H, play SA, low spade to -------------- J, ruff 3rd H, low C to J, ruff SOUTH (D) last H with K. You can take out S:AK109x trumps by going to dummy with DK H:x and playing SQ. D:Axx C:A109x (xii) NORTH S:AQx 7S by S: Lead HK H:Axxx ---------------- D:AJx C:Kxx To make the hand good, you have to -------------- depend on a D finesse - a 50% WEST |||||||||||||| EAST chance. If you play reverse dummy S:xx |||||||||||||| S:xxx and ruff 3H's in hand, you have to H:KQJx |||||||||||||| H:xxxx depend on S breaking 3-2 which is D:xxx |||||||||||||| D:Qxxx a 68% chance. Therefore, play for C:xxxx |||||||||||||| C:xx reverse dummy ruffing 3H's in -------------- hand. SOUTH (D) S:KJ1098 H:x "REVERSE DUMMY - PERCENTAGE PLAY" D:Kxx C:AQJ10 (xiii) NORTH S:A8xx 6S by S: Lead H H:AQ --------------- D:KQ C:AKxxx H finesse loses to E and back a D. -------------- If you had entries in your hand, WEST |||||||||||||| EAST you will take a D in dummy after S:Kxx |||||||||||||| S:x finessing SK. As S has to be H:Jxxx |||||||||||||| H:K109xx finessed, you take DA and have D:Jxxx |||||||||||||| D:xxx to play 3 rounds of S. Now you C:xx |||||||||||||| C:QJ10x cannot ruff 2D's in dummy. -------------- Therefore, make the dummy good SOUTH (D) by ruffing C's twice in hand. S:QJ109x H:xx "REVERSE DUMMY: RUFFS IN DUMMY D:Axxx NOT POSSIBLE" C:xx (xiv) NORTH S:KQ 6H by S: Lead DQ H:10x ---------------- D:Kxx C:AKxxx If you make your hand good, you can -------------- discard a S from your hand on DK WEST |||||||||||||| EAST and ruff a S in dummy. But then you S:xxxx |||||||||||||| S:AJx will be stuck in dummy and have to H:xxx |||||||||||||| H:xx play CAK which may be ruffed. D:QJxxx |||||||||||||| D:xxxx Therefore, play for making dummy C:x |||||||||||||| C:QJ10x good. take DA, DK and discard a C -------------- from hand. Ruff a low C, go to SOUTH (D) dummy with H10 and ruff another C. S:xxxx Take out trumps and concede SA. H:AKQJ98 D:A "AVOIDING RUFF IN SIDE SUIT" C:xx (xv) NORTH S:Axx 6H by S: Lead SK H:Axx ---------------- D:AKJx C:AQx W had opened 2S, doubled by N, 3H -------------- by S, 3S by N, 4C by S and finally WEST(D) |||||||||||||| EAST 6H. One H has to be given and H S:KQJ10xx |||||||||||||| S:xxx has to be 3-3, but D finesse can H:Q10x |||||||||||||| H:Jxx be avoided if dummy is made good D:xx |||||||||||||| D:Qxxx and not the hand as 2D of dummy C:xx |||||||||||||| C:xxx can go on C's. Therefore, take SA -------------- ruff a S and duck a H. You can now SOUTH ruff if S is continued and takeout S:x trumps, making dummy good. H:K9xx D:xxx "AVOIDING A FINESSE" C:KJ10xx